tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38555072011-04-21T12:39:09.276-07:00The Ernesto Laclau Society of KuwaitSaudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03179137053921442031noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855507.post-3555466796368802852007-01-22T05:02:00.000-08:002007-01-22T05:09:10.329-08:00

Lacan’s reconception of Edgar Allen Poe’s text around the question of repetitive automatism (simply put, the unconscious repetition of an action deemed consciously undesirable) begins with the necessary groundwork for determining Lacan’s definitional contours of the unconscious. If we take seriously Lacan’s formulation of the unconscious as the discourse of the Other, we certainly have to

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In the introduction to The Stars Down to Earth, Adorno attempts to illustrate how through seemingly rational decisions one could arrive at an irrational outcome. The over-emphasis of say 'self-interest' as the categorical impetus of rationality could result in obscenely irrational situations. Adorno speaks of Realpolitik as a possible societal equivalent of this phenomena, where states acting in

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As a somewhat avid reader of Michael Young's op-eds in the Daily Star, I was a little disappointed when he stepped up to the plate and took a swing (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/14/opinion/14young.html) at writing in a world class newspaper. I actually was not too sure if he was actually writing as much as pandering, but either way, the message was clear enough. Israel should not have attacked

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As this latest rendition scandal breaks out into the public eye, it aught to be an opportune moment to openly contemplate the fate of the unknown casualties in this war on terror. A chill goes down my spine whenever I see a memorial for unknown dead soldiers, such as the one in Arlington National cemetery or the base of the Arc de Triomphe, as the image of a human so mangled that all efforts at

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With Apple's release last week of boot-camp, allowing mac users to finally be able to run windows on their, um, macs, we have reached the final resolution of one of the great corporate struggles of the 20th century. Unfortunately, PC owners cannot use OS X, but that is to be expected. Reciprocation is over-rated in Steve Jobs' universe. Unless of course it is very lucrative, in the case of the

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When is it a Civil War? As the media maelstrom caused by Husni Mubarak’s comments clears, we need to make distinctions between the semantic rubble and the actual situation ‘on the ground’ in Iraq. On the one hand we have the journalists who wish to see the situation as a temporal construct with a clear linear plot. For many journalists, ‘civil war’ is merely another act within the

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Tried this new browser called Flock thats based on firefox. Overall has really cool features, such as a user-modified search field--having wikipedia is a huge time saver--and some really cool but quirky blogging toolshttp://www.flock.com/get/started/publish/">Flock. Ok, now I have no excuse to ever leave my browser.

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There is nothing more convenient than polarity; by simply having a position, the other can be taken simply for granted. Yet there is significant difficulty, or dare I say logical inconsistency, in comparing something with the lack of it. Nothing is simply nothing, so you can not say that it is merely something else; a case in point deals with our understanding of what it means to have a civil

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...you might as well save their souls: www.everyarabstudent.comI guess gmail identified me as a disgruntled arab male in search of the real salaam. I just hope none of your federal dollars go into this shit.Has anyone heard the orthodox patriarch from Antakya? Here in kuwait, the arab bbc radio has him on serious britney spears-esque rotation. However, I am not so sure if his comments were

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I think it would somewhat of an understatement to say that I've run the gamut of emotions with the band known as the Flaming Lips. I think a lot of my problems as an appreciator of music (or my preffered arabic term, thuweeq, which literally means 'taster') can be seen in both embryonic and complex forms in my attitude towards the lips. They are a band I constantly 'discover', in the sense that I

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So, Safire's replacement has a great idea: Lets ignore terrorist bombings. I guess if we ignore them, then they aren't really happening, right? Is this guy kidding? Here's a gem: "I'm not advocating official censorship". So I guess the unofficial kind will just have to do.Tierney claims that the suicide bombings are taking away from the reporters precious time to cover what he considers to be

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According to the Times, Hashim Al-Shilbli rejected the offer because: "Concentrating on sectarian identities leads to divisions in the society and state, and for that reason I respectfully decline the post." If this is truly his opinion, rather than an out of context blurb, then I think he is right. It seems that the purpose of the new government is to see how many different colors of the rainbow

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Woo hoo! Passed the MA comprehensive exams, got "Distinction" (I guess the academic equivalent of Bling-Bling, pointless but somehow necessary). I know once you get your Ph.d. your grades are permenantly sealed, so no one can see how badly you did in say Core Bio if you end up as a bio-ethicist or something. I guess it stays on the good'ol vita, which is a relatively public document (unlike a

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Highschool cheerleader's in Texas will soon see restrictions on the 'sexiness' of their dance, restrictions on outfits, and a whole host of dirct government regulations on suggestive pom-pom use. In related news, Max Hardcore commits suicide.

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This is just a gentle reminder to myself that I got to comment on this piece by stanley fish. Wow.

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Does anyone actually believe that Harry Reid made that secret promise to Frist? With Howard Dean as DNC chairman? Does Brooks think the democratic party is all about unilateral decision making? I think David Brooks here is doing something far, far more sneaky. He is trying to use his clout on the NYtimes op-ed page to make it look like Reid is re-nigging on the 'secret promise' when they actually

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Post on PlagiarismI posted this comment on an interesting discussion on plagiarism in the Becker-Posner blog:Two points:First, I was surprised Mr. Becker did not mention counterfeiting in scholarship. For example, one can state what is effectively his or her opinion, and then call it "the Durkheimian position". This is something I admit I have done on occasion to strengthen my argument, the

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Fatties Fighting BackDavid Brooks and whoever this guy is have gone on the fatty offensive it seems. Is it just me, or is this just a facet of a larger trend, if you will, one that is also responsible for that bacon-fest known as the Atkins diet? Are Americans beginning to fully accept their excesses and begin shedding one of the last forms of guilt that I believe was in some measure responsible

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Becker-Posner on Country SizeI posted the following comment:"I have a somewhat related question about institutions & country size. Since the US is so large, is it then more beneficial for the US economy to increase immigration rather than increase outsourcing? Would the country size argument be somewhat in support of this, in the sense that by taking away the managerial and creative talents from

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Coming to the uncanny realization that I might be a Mets fanOk, so today I saw the Mets absolutely demolish the Nationals, which reminded me why I never actually sat through a Expos game before. It was becoming Expo-nentially more painful to watch as I came into the game with a mild allegiance to the nationals due to my current area code. But anyway, since I had Diaz, Cliff Floyd, and Kaz Matsui

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What the hell?Did you see tonights episode of 24? Lessons to be learned from the episode:1. Being for due process is apparently also support for the terrorists.2. Amnesty International is merely a puppet of Al Qaeda (well, sort of like #1).3. Torture is always justifiable. 4. If the bastards in #2 interfere, get private citizens to do the torture for you. (Think your gov't giving itself over

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